> The original developer , from three years ago , is no longer around
> but
> he did some pretty nifty stuff code-wise so I figured he had a reason
> for using scalars instead of a hash.
There is no reason to not use hashes. If he thinks there was a speed
issue, then it was a premature optimization.
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